247 Ink Magazine (February/March) 2017 Issue#13 | Page 62

team has done a good job of really engaging and creating relationships with these fans . If you go to a women ’ s game you notice that all of the players stay for an hour after the game to talk to the fans and to sign autographs . We make sure to create intimate connections to make people feel a part of it . They want to come back and support these people they ’ ve fallen in love with . I think growing that and winning the World Cup and being ranked # 1 in the world has all helped the league . Now these same fans get to see their heroes in their backyard .
You mentioned the World Cup win . There seemed to be a media frenzy following your victory in 2015 . Do you feel that your life changed after the World Cup in terms of the media attention and being in the spotlight ? Absolutely . Everything has changed . That is something that nobody

team has done a good job of really engaging and creating relationships with these fans . If you go to a women ’ s game you notice that all of the players stay for an hour after the game to talk to the fans and to sign autographs . We make sure to create intimate connections to make people feel a part of it . They want to come back and support these people they ’ ve fallen in love with . I think growing that and winning the World Cup and being ranked # 1 in the world has all helped the league . Now these same fans get to see their heroes in their backyard .

You mentioned the World Cup win . There seemed to be a media frenzy following your victory in 2015 . Do you feel that your life changed after the World Cup in terms of the media attention and being in the spotlight ? Absolutely . Everything has changed . That is something that nobody

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